Neville Goddard on Hosea 5:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 5 in context

Scripture Focus

1Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

2And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

4They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

5And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

Hosea 5:1-5

Biblical Context

The passage warns priests, Israel, and the king that judgment is coming because their actions have trapped and defiled the nation. Their rebellion and pride point to a deeper collective turning that has not yet returned to God, signaling a need for repentance.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this inner reading, Hosea’s figures reveal states of mind rather than external people. Judgment toward you is the inner correction that arises when a consciousness pretends to be separate from God. The snare at Mizpah and the net at Tabor are the ego’s devices that keep the mind entangled in images and loyalties of the world. I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me—so the truth is not hidden by outer labels; it is revealed in the inward condition. When you commit 'whoredom' with idols, you resist the LORD within; the spirit of whoredoms is a habit of mind that will not turn toward the Source. The pride of Israel testifies to your face because you still identify with form rather than the I AM within. Yet the law remains: turn unto your God. If you awaken to the inner LORD, outer judgments dissolve as your life aligns with a revised consciousness that knows oneness.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of the I AM right now; revise the belief 'I am one with God' and feel it real for a few minutes, letting go of external idols. Then observe your thoughts and let them align with this inner truth, watching your life reflect the shift.